Handle for caskets, etc.



Nov. 16, 1943. A. A. slDl HANDLE FOR CASKETS, ETC

Filed Aug. 5, 1942 .a ggg I I l I I lll/ I l l l l l l I I l/ Patented Nov. 16, -1943 `UNITED l STATES PATENT OFFICE' i y i l lz-,ssise Y Y 7 o FfoR cAskETs, ETC. (Albert Arsiai', Brcklyn, N. Y., assignor fto New York & BrooklynCasket Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., a L corporation of yNew York `lnlp'flmatita August 5, 1942', 'serial No. 453,621

' V'z claims. notie-:112)

This ll/OII rljts gn-@Tally 4l'htldlS dand more particularly to handles for burial ca'skets 'and the mounting thereof. l

VIt is an object df vmy invention to produce. a

`handle for a casket that is hingedly mounted so that when not in useit may hangldown alongside me wau'tf the casket.

Another object is to li-mit the outward swinging movement of the handle. g Y,

Still another object is to relieve ,thehinge portion of the handle from a portion Aof the stress in lifting the casket. Y f l' A further object is to conceal the stress relieving and movement limiting means and thereiby make the handle more compact and pleasing in ajepeararice.` I

Yet another object is to provide a handle with such stress relieving and movement limiting means having a minimum of metal parts.

Another object is to provide a hinged casket handle with means in common for limiting the movement of said handle, for relievingk the stress from the handle and for concealing said limiting and relieving means.

Another object is to provide a wooden hinged handle of this type that is economical to manufacture.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a Wall of a casket on which is mounted one form of my improved handle.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the handle.

The casket is provided with a number of hinged handles 5 for supporting a hand rail 6 along its wall 'I for lifting and carrying the casket.

Each handle comprises a block having an inner nat surface 8 and a suitably designed outer surface 9. The handle is connected to the wall 'I n by a hinge I0, the hinge pin II being positioned adjacent the upper edge thereof. The lower portion is somewhat enlarged and provided with an opening I2 for receiving the hand rail.

The hinge I has two leaves I3 and I4, one of which I3 is suitably secured to the flat inner surface 8 of the handle as by screws I5, I5, and the other leaf I4 is secured to the outer casket wall. The anchor bolt I8 is preferably secured in place by two nuts Il and I8 and may also serve to secure the hinge leaf I4 to the casket wall.

The hinge leaf I3 on the handle has an elongated slot I9 adjacent its central portion. Each Vplate for 4this recess 20.

handle 5 is v,formed vwith a recess v2|) in itsfup'p'er portion, just behind and in alignment with-the slot Ill.V The hinge leaf I3 serves as a closure 'I'hebolt I6 extends laterally I Y v l the lslot I9 into the recess 20. Its free endl in the recess'hasa head portion 2I larger than Vthe slot `I to limit the outward swinging movement of the handle. This bolt together with the nutsxIfI and I8 serves as the means for fasteningfthe hinge tothe casketwall and also with its headed portion servesY to limit the I.outward swinging movement of the'handle. It also serves .to rrelieveftheV hinge pin` of stress when the casket-is lifted. Theleaf I3 `in addition tomountingthe handlez, andv to limiting` the outwardniovement `of the handle 'also conceals 4the recess and the By adjusting the bolt I6 inwardly or outwardly yof the wall, the distance the handle can swing outwardly may readily be varied, and by affording a recess in the handle for the end of thebolt, the handle is permitted to fall down close to the side of the casing wall when not in use.

The inclined shoulder at the back of the headA of the bolt provides a convenient abutment surface for engagement by the outer leaf of the hinge when the handle `ris raised so that the strains are better distributed.

It will benoted that the handle may be made as an article of manufacture to be supplied to casket manufacturers and that it permits a wide scope in the design and material of handle employed, since the handle mounting is entirely concealed behind the handle.

I claim: A l

1. In a casket, a handle member having a bod with a recess, a hinge connection between the handle and side wall of the casket including two hinge leaves, an elongated member passing through the wall of the casket and extending laterally and exteriorly thereof, through one leaf of the hinge and through the other leaf and extending into the handle recess and having an enlarged head within said recess for limiting the outward swinging movement of the handle.

2. In a casket, a wooden handle having a body portion hingedly mounted thereon and means in common for limiting the movement of the handle, for taking part of the stress off the handle and for concealing said limiting and relieving means including a recess in one surface of said body portion, a stationary rigid bolt passing through one wall of the casket and extending into said recess and a closure plate for said recess in sliding and freely through largement for limiting the movement of the handle.

4. A handle with means for hinging it to a casket wall, comprising a body portion having a' recess in one surface thereof, a hinge having one leaf secured to the body portion over saidrecess, said hinge having a slot aligned with said recess, the other being adapted to be secured to a casket Wall and a stationary anchor bolt secured to the latter leaf and extending through said slot into said recess and having an enlarged head in said recess ,adapted to limit` the relative movement yof the hinge leaves.

5. In a casket a wall having an opening there-l through, a handle having a body portion with a recess in one surface thereof, aV hinge connection `between said Wall and handle includingra pair of hinge plates, one of said hinge plates being fastened to'the body portion over said recess and being provided with a slot communicating with said recess, the other of saidhinge plates being Vfastened to the wall and being formed with an opening and a stationary bolt passing through the openings in said Wall and hinge plate and through said slot and extending into said recess, andY an enlargement on :said bolt in said recess adapted to engage Vthe Walls of said slot for limit- 6. In a casket, a wall having an opening therethrough, a handle having a body portion with a recess in one surface thereof, a hinge connection between said Wall and handle including a pair of hinge plates, one of said hinge plates being fastened `to the body portion over the recess and being provided with a slot communicating with said recess, the other of said hinge plates being mounted on the wall and being provided with an opening and anadjustable bolt passing through the openings in said wall and hinge plate and protruding exteriorly thereof through said slot into the recess, an enlargement on said bolt in said recess for engaging the walls of the slot and -common means on the bolt for adjusting the length of its protruding portion and for clamping Vthe last named hinge plate to the wall.

'7. In a casket, a wall having an opening, a handle having a body portion with a recess in one surface thereof, a hinge connection between said wall and handle including a hinge plate fastened to one side of the wall and provided with an opening and another hinge plate fastened to Y the recessed surface of the handle body portion ing the swinging movement of the handle and for relieving the strain on the hinge'pivot.

and closing said recess and provided with a slot communicating With said recess, a stationary bolt member passing through the openings in said wall and hinge plate and extending exteriorly thereof and through said slot into said recess, one end of said bolt being fastened to the inner side of the Wall and the other end of the bolt having a headportionin the recess .larger than the slot and adapted to engage the Wall portion cf said slot whereby swinging movement of the handle is limited andthe strain on the hinge pivot is relieved.

l ALBERT A. SIDI. 

